Blockchain could help stop child labor in cobalt mines: Ford, other companies join in effort for transparency in mineral's extraction.

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  • Source:
    ISE: Industrial & Systems Engineering at Work. Apr2019, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p13-13. 1/2p.
  • Subject Terms:
    *BLOCKCHAINS; *CHILD labor
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      FORD Motor Co. 001344746 F
    • Abstract:
      The article reports on the partnership of Ford Motor Co. with companies including Huayou Cobalt, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), and RCS Global to pilot the use of blockchain technology in African cobalt mining to reduce child labor.